A federal lawsuit filed by a group of young people accusing the federal government of violating their constitutional right to life with fossil fuel policies that promote climate change has won a key ruling. The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the case can proceed toward trial. The ruling rejected the Trump administration’s request to throw the lawsuit as a “drastic and extraordinary remedy” for which Justice Department attorneys failed to make a case. The Justice Department argued that the federal judge in Eugene, Oregon, who refused to dismiss the case in 2016 had overstepped her authority. If that fails, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken of Oregon must then decide which government officials can be deposed.

Source: Huffington Post March 09, 2018 11:37 UTC